Would you hold child back a grade in this situation?

[Anonymous]

Of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait…your kid is currently in a school in the US and he is NOT being tested on his ability to read in English , but in then “immersion” language?

Sorry, but that is stupid and why would you be ok with this?

Op here. It’s an immersion school. Public. The research they have shared with us is that by the end of elementary, they will be reading in both languages on grade level. The skill set reading in the target language transfers to English.

In our state they do the standardized tests in the target language.

We have the opposite problem in our Immersion school. The tests are all in English and not the Target language. Doesn't work out for every subject. And yes by the end of elementary it's mostly leveled out. In later years they find that reading actually gets stronger in both languages because or the duel language support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait…your kid is currently in a school in the US and he is NOT being tested on his ability to read in English , but in then “immersion” language?

Sorry, but that is stupid and why would you be ok with this?

Op here. It’s an immersion school. Public. The research they have shared with us is that by the end of elementary, they will be reading in both languages on grade level. The skill set reading in the target language transfers to English.

In our state they do the standardized tests in the target language.

It’s a public school. They aren’t required to do standardized tests of core subjects in English?

[Anonymous]

Yes. My May birthday child was fine until MS, then HS and college was a struggle.

Last to drive, introduced to drinking younger, didn’t turn 21 until end of junior year of college.

[Anonymous]

Yes I would. No downside imo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. My May birthday child was fine until MS, then HS and college was a struggle.

Last to drive, introduced to drinking younger, didn’t turn 21 until end of junior year of college.

A may child, no.. so what if they are the last to drive.

[Anonymous]

What everyone is failing to notice is that it is not up to OP, as the parent, to retain a child. They are not going to do this because of a possibility that your child is behind. Your child is not behind. A little lower in Reading is not enough to retain a child.

[Anonymous]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What everyone is failing to notice is that it is not up to OP, as the parent, to retain a child. They are not going to do this because of a possibility that your child is behind. Your child is not behind. A little lower in Reading is not enough to retain a child.

Didn’t read the first page of comments?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait…your kid is currently in a school in the US and he is NOT being tested on his ability to read in English , but in then “immersion” language?

Sorry, but that is stupid and why would you be ok with this?

This is how full immersion works. You're tested in the immersion language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait…your kid is currently in a school in the US and he is NOT being tested on his ability to read in English , but in then “immersion” language?

Sorry, but that is stupid and why would you be ok with this?

Op here. It’s an immersion school. Public. The research they have shared with us is that by the end of elementary, they will be reading in both languages on grade level. The skill set reading in the target language transfers to English.

In our state they do the standardized tests in the target language.

It’s a public school. They aren’t required to do standardized tests of core subjects in English?

Once again, no. You can test math in the immersion language, and reading, and writing.

[Anonymous]

To answer your question OP, I wouldn't. Then your kid would be 18 months younger than everyone else?? That's just a lot. So no.

[Anonymous]

When is the cutoff in the UK? I would absolutely redshirt and August birthday (did with my DD born 5 days before cutoff), but only because cutoff is September. In other countries cutoff is December. In that case, your son would be 15-16 months older than some of the other kids… I don’t think I would do that.

[Anonymous]

Can you ask the UK school about the curriculum? Perhaps some example work like in the link below?

https://www.newtonprimary.co.uk/learning-pack-3-summer-term/

And, as someone mentioned, he will need to learn cursive.

[Anonymous]

We have two summer kids and when we moved we “reclassed” the older quieter one with the adhd diagnosis. It was good for her confidence and she tested in to the gifted and talented program later that school year.
Our other child is super bright and no adhd, and she’s still the youngest in her grade and that’s not ideal as we’re in a sporty area with strong school programs so being older helps. She also is always on the cusp of testing in well to g&T programs but never has yet. She’s 6-18 months younger than her peers.

We’ll go for a gap year before college or maybe have to switch to private school and consider reclassing then.

op should repeat a grade with the move to UK. They start k at age 4 though, fyi.